says he was a stupid student

Open Culture features a video of the Dalai Lama lecturing on Buddhism. He is so human--explains that he was 6 or 7 when he first starting learning Buddhism by rote, and didn't care for it at all, his understanding felt "like a virgin." He says when his tutors would approach it was like the sun turning dark, considered himself a stupid student. In time, of course, the rote teachings of his childhood caught on, and now he is the tutor for us all.

I'm following the Dalai Lama on Twitter to get my daily dose of goodness.